US Congress House Bill 5774 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 20 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

COACH Act of 2018 Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid-use disorder prevention strategies for Medicare beneficiaries. (Sec. 3) The CMS must also convene a technical expert panel to recommend opioid and opioid-use disorder quality measures for possible use in hospital payment and reporting models under Medicare. (Sec. 4) The Department of Health and Human Services must: (1) convene a technical expert panel to recommend ways to reduce opioid use in surgical settings and best practices for pain management, specifically during the perioperative (pre-operative through post-operative) period; and (2) report on diagnosis-related group codes that have the highest volume of surgeries and the availability of associated data regarding post-operative opioid use, including prescription patterns and rates of consumption. (Sec. 5) The CMS must also publish and periodically update all guidance issued since January 1, 2016, related to the prescription of opioids for Medicare beneficiaries.

COACH Act of 2018 Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018

Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-20	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2018-06-19	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-19	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5254-5256)
2018-06-19	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5774.
2018-06-19	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5254-5255)
2018-06-19	House	Mrs. Walorski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-06-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 593.
2018-06-19	House	Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2018-06-19	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-762, Part I.
2018-05-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-05-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-05-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-05-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-05-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-05-11	House	Introduced in House

HB5699 (Related) 2018-05-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5718 (Related) 2018-05-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5777 (Related) 2018-05-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5779 (Related) 2018-05-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6 (Related) 2018-10-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-271.
HR1099 (Similar To) 2018-09-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5774/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5774/BILLS-115hr5774ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5774/BILLS-115hr5774rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5774/BILLS-115hr5774eh.pdf